Annexed by the city in 1949, Garden City is located in far, southeast Roanoke and is bound by Roanoke County, Mill Mountain, Riverland Road, Yellow Mountain Road and the Blue Ridge Parkway. Development of the neighborhood can be traced to the establishment of the American Viscose Plant along the Roanoke River in 1917. Initially remaining relatively rural in nature, after the annexation rapid suburbanization occurred within the area giving it its current appearance.